Richard Holbrooke: “Our objective for the London Conference is clear: to demonstrate the international community's support for Afghanistan's…”

If somebody wants to be reintegrated or reconciled, they have to accept the constitution and they have to renounce violence.

What happened in 1989, when the Soviets left and the world, led by the United States, just turned its back on Afghanistan... is a lesson of history we cannot afford to repeat.

The western part of Pakistan, the lawless areas, are the epicenter of the issues that threaten our country.

The success or failure of reconciliation efforts will be linked directly to the success of the military operations.